Obituaries

Allan T. Gemmell

Allan T. Gemmell

Aug 15, 2021

Allan T. Gemmell, 95, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 15, 2021, at the West Haven VA Medical Center. Born on September 03, 1925, in Lennoxville, Quebec, Allan was the son of the late Thomas and Mary (Gallant) Gemmell. He was predeceased by his loving wife, Lucille (Lofgren) Gemmell, son Thomas Gemmell and brother Clifford Gemmell. Left to...

Verna M. McDonald

Verna M. McDonald

Aug 8, 2021

Verna M. (Pelletier) McDonald, 100, of Glastonbury and formerly of Southington, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 8, 2021 at Marlborough Health Care Center. She was the loving wife of the late John J. McDonald, before he passed away after a long illness at the age of 55.

Verna was born on April 1, 1921 in Fort Kent, Maine, oldest daughter,...

Michael  A. Mongillo

Michael A. Mongillo

Aug 3, 2021

Michael Albert Mongillo, 61, of Southington, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at his home.

He was born in Southington on November 29, 1959, one of six, to the late Albert and Lucille (Larson) Mongillo and had been a lifelong Southington resident. Mike worked proudly alongside his brothers at DJ Mongillo Foundations for over 40 years. As a...

Ruth A.  Sullivan

Ruth A. Sullivan

Aug 3, 2021

Ruth A. (Rogers) Sullivan, 91, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at the HOCC of New Britain. She had been the loving wife of the late Donald W. Sullivan Sr. for nearly 50 years. Ruth went to Heaven on the same day as her great-granddaughter and namesake, Bridget Ruth.

She was...

Judith Loven

Judith Loven

Aug 2, 2021

Judith (Clark) Loven, 83, of Glastonbury and East Hartford, was called home peacefully on Monday, August 2, 2021, at LiveWell in Plantsville.

Born in Hartford to the late Charles and Gertrude (Ford) Clark, Judy was a gifted artist, graduating from Hartford High in 1955 and earning her BFA at the Hartford Art School. She worked for many years as an...

Elizabeth "Betty" B. Arcano

Elizabeth "Betty" B. Arcano

Aug 2, 2021

Elizabeth “Betty” (Bock) Arcano, 93, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 2, 2021, at her home. Betty was born in Hartford on April 17, 1928 to the late Henry and Hilma (Menzer) Bock and had been a Southington resident since 1943. After raising her children, Betty entered the workforce as a home decorator at G. Fox. She had...

Amanda L. Conant

Amanda L. Conant

Aug 1, 2021

Amanda L. Conant, 26, of Waterbury, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Sunday, August 1, 2021. She was a proud mother, loving daughter, sister and friend.

Amanda was born on June 21, 1995 in Farmington. She was a tomboy at heart and loved dirt bikes, fishing, quads, football, country music and wearing her cowboy hat and boots. Most of...

Mary A. Michaels

Mary A. Michaels

Jul 25, 2021

Mary Ann (Hawran) Michaels, 87, of Southington, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, July 25, 2021, surrounded by her family. She had been the loving wife of Edward D. Michaels, recently celebrating 66 years of marriage.

Born on May 17, 1934 in Hartford to the late John and Mary (Gonshor) Hawran, she had been a longtime Southington resident....

Anthony F. Ingala

Anthony F. Ingala

Jul 24, 2021

Anthony “Tony” Francis Ingala, 23, of Southington, passed away suddenly on Saturday, July 24, 2021, after sustaining injuries from a motor vehicle accident.

Tony was born in Meriden on August 24, 1997, youngest son of Timothy and Amy (Truskowski) Ingala. Tony graduated from SHS, class of 2015. Tony had a heart of gold and with his soulful, compassionate, and wise-beyond-his-years...

Michael B. Hendricks

Michael B. Hendricks

Jul 22, 2021

Michael B. Hendricks, 54, of Unionville and formerly of Southington, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday July 22, 2021 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Waterbury. He was the loving husband of Michelle Hendricks for 18 years.

Mike was born on November 30, 1966 in Poughkeepsie, NY to Joseph Hendricks and the late Linda (Rose) Hendricks. Mike loved animals and sports. He...

Barbara Pacanski

Barbara Pacanski

Jul 20, 2021

Barbara Pacanski, 70, of New Britain, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at HOCC New Britain.

Barbara was born on January 6, 1951 in Skarżysko-Kamienna, Poland to the late Eugeniusz Pyzybyl and Waclawa Maria Maliszewska. She worked as a Tool Designer for many years in the Engineering field checking quality specifications on drafted plans using mathematical calculations. She...

Brian Burgess

Brian Burgess

Jul 16, 2021

Brian Neal Burgess, 67, of Southington, CT, passed away, suffering from lung cancer, on Friday, July 16, 2021. He is now reunited with his wife Cynthia Louise Burgess, who passed away in March 2017.

Born on March 29, 1954 to the late Patricia and George Burgess, he was a longtime resident of Southington who spent his final years in Thomaston....

Nicholas Chiarella

Nicholas Chiarella

Jul 10, 2021

It is with broken hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved son, Nicholas Aaron Chiarella, 29, of Bristol. Nicholas was born on October 26, 1991 in Oceanside, CA at Camp Pendleton to Tammy (Morin) Tyson and Gary Chiarella and left this world unexpectedly on July 10, 2021.

Passionate about anything he set his mind to, Nick started working when...

Elizabeth "Betty" Pytel

Elizabeth "Betty" Pytel

Jul 6, 2021

Elizabeth “Betty” A. (Matusiewicz) Pytel, 91, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 6, 2021 at HOCC New Britain. She had been the loving wife of the late John J. Pytel Sr. for almost 50 years.

Born on June 24, 1930 in Southington to the late Karol and Rose (Kazalski) Matusiewicz, she had been a longtime Southington resident.

Betty enjoyed her...

Arnold Badorek

Arnold Badorek

Jul 2, 2021

Arnold “Arn” R. Badorek, 86, of Southington, CT passed away peacefully on Friday, July 2, 2021 at The Connecticut Hospice in Branford. Arn was born in Meriden on June 10, 1935 to the late Edward and Antonette (Bystrak) Badorek. He had been the loving husband of Lorraine (Pisk) Badorek for 58 years.

Arnold proudly served his country in the U.S. Army...

Peter J. Narus

Peter J. Narus

Jul 1, 2021

Peter Joseph Narus, 94, of Southington, beloved husband, father and grandfather, entered heaven on Thursday, July 1, 2021. He was born in N. Chelmsford, MA on November 13, 1926, son of the late Peter George and Yadviga (Podzis) Narus.

As a young man, Peter enjoyed playing sports, excelling at baseball, football and ice hockey. At Northeastern University, he excelled academically in...

Helene V. Beharry-Tomlinson

Helene V. Beharry-Tomlinson

Jun 30, 2021

Helene Victoria Beharry-Tomlinson died on June 30, 2021. She was born September 7, 1958. Helene spent her childhood in a military family and loved to share stories about living in Germany and the Philippines.  After graduating high school, she enlisted in the U.S. Navy where she met her future husband, Richard Beharry.  They got married in South Carolina and settled...

Gretchen O. Maxfield

Gretchen O. Maxfield

Jun 27, 2021

Gretchen Olive (Marlow) Maxfield, of Southington, CT, passed on at The Connecticut Hospice in Branford on June 27, 2021 surrounded by her family.

Gretchen lived a full and wonderful life. She was raised in Kensington, CT on a small farm with her parents and her brother, William. She was a woman of family and adventure and her numerous photo albums are...

Judith G. Roberge

Judith G. Roberge

Jun 24, 2021

Judy Roberge, age 75, of Southington, CT passed away on June, 24, 2021 at Yale New Haven Hospital after a brief but courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.

Judy is survived by her husband of 55 years, George Roberge, sons Chris (Kathleen) of Monroe, CT, and Scott (Christine) of Glastonbury, CT and cherished grandchildren, Sara, Jack, and Ben. She is...

Arneta J. Leach

Arneta J. Leach

Jun 22, 2021

Arneta J. (Lovley) Leach, 87, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 22, 2021, with her daughter by her side at the Summit of Plantsville. She had been the loving wife of the late Merrill “Mitch” C. Leach for 68 years.

Born on November 15, 1933 in Knox, Maine to the late Beumont and Beryl (Sanborn) Lovley, she had been...